Accounting Manager

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Responsible for managing the monthly close process, timely and accurate preparation of financial statements, and ensuring adequate and proper financial reporting adhering to GAAP and internal controls.

Essential Job Duties

• Perform general accounting activities, including preparing, maintaining, and reconciling o ledger accounts and financial statements such as balance sheets, profit-and-loss statements, and capital expenditure schedules.
• Prepare, record, analyze, and report accounting transactions and ensure the integrity of accounting records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with accepted accounting policies and principles.
• Provide financial support, including forecasting, budgeting, and analyzing variations from budget. Consolidate budget data received and prepare required budget reports.
• Review accounting transactions and ensure the integrity of accounting records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with accepted accounting policies and principles.
• Manage process for accounting reports/schedules for internal audiences (management reporting) and/or external audiences (compliance reporting) including consolidation of financial statements and budget reporting.
• Initiate and support continual process improvement.
• Act as a liaison for ad hoc reporting and audit requests from other internal departments.
• Stay apprised of new accounting trends.
• Review various quarterly and year-end audit schedules, working with internal and external auditors.
• Review monthly financial statements for accuracy and completeness.
• Assume other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manage the work of others, including planning, assigning, scheduling, and reviewing work, ensuring quality standards. Responsible for hiring, terminating, training and developing, reviewing performance, and administering corrective action for staff.

Minimum Requirements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5 years+ in specialized profession or equivalent; Proficient in specialty including prior senior lead/supervisor experience.
• 3+ years supervisory experience.
• Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges.

Preferred Requirements  

• CPA certification.
• Experience in a corporate accounting environment

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Frequent use of Outlook, Word, Excel, graphics, etc. Ability to create, maintain, and incorporate functions into Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, databases, and PowerPoint presentations to support business objectives.
• Frequently communicates complex information across departments and interacts with management. Can present, resolve, and address delicate situations. Can motivate and persuade others.
• Problems are varied and complex, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation. Problems are solved using knowledge and skills, general precedents, and practices.
• Decisions impact the management and operations within a department or business unit. May contribute to business and operational decisions that affect the department.
• Provides and sets goals and priorities for functional area. May make recommendations for department policies, practices, and programs. Makes decisions for and/or resolves problems for others.
• Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.

Essential Physical Demands/Work Environment  

• Work is primarily sedentary: must be able to sit for extended periods of time and use a computer, keyboard, and mouse, frequently.
• Travel may be required periodically, including overnight stays (contingent on position requirements).
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.

Benefits:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401k with Generous Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Short-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts

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